I think she is more worried about the limited maneuverability. And the use of many different perspectives gives us a really good sense of an actual moving battlefield. No one is static, everyone is in motion, some in more than one plane. Good use of reflection in the first two panels.

And Arua is going to grab Sting's lanyard in a moment, and when she does she's going to slam him into the pavement so hard his head is going into next Thursday.

And that is the perfect place for a cliffhanger. Hanging on a cliff. Too bad she's not called Cliff Hang...you don't remember Between The Lions do you?